France\u2019s Olympic hockey team has kicked one of their players out of the tournament after fighting with Canada\u2019s Tom Wilson over the weekend.<\/p>\n
Pierre Crinon, a French defenceman, made sure Sunday\u2019s 10-2 loss to Canada<\/a> ended with some fireworks. After laying a questionable hit on Nathan MacKinnon in the third period, the 30-year-old Crinon dropped the gloves with Wilson in a rare Olympic hockey fight.<\/p>\n OLYMPIC HOCKEY FIGHT \ud83d\udc40<\/p>\n Tom Wilson and France’s Pierre Crinon go at it and each receive a game misconduct \ud83d\udea8 pic.twitter.com\/s5dyIstpjD<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 CBC Olympics (@CBCOlympics) February 15, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n Both players were handed game misconducts and were cleared of any additional discipline from Olympic officials after the fact. However, it was the French Ice Hockey Federation that made the decision to remove Crinon from France\u2019s Olympic team.<\/p>\n The federation made the announcement on Monday afternoon.<\/p>\n \u201cThe FFHG intends to remind everyone of the values \u200b\u200bof every player wearing the French national team jersey and their duty to set an example, particularly during the Olympic Games,\u201d a translated version of the press release read.<\/p>\n \u201cPierre Crinon\u2019s provocative behaviour upon leaving the ice, even though he had just been ejected from the game for fighting, constitutes a clear violation of the Olympic spirit and also undermines the values \u200b\u200bof our sport.\u201d<\/p>\n Communiqu\u00e9 suite \u00e0 Canada \u2013 France \u2935\ufe0fhttps:\/\/t.co\/w2Jw70OyXR<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 \u00c9quipes de France Hockey \ud83c\udfd2 (@Hockey_FRA) February 16, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n It appears that Crinon\u2019s removal from the French Olympic team has less to do with the actual fight with Wilson and more to do with how the defenceman handled himself after being ejected from the game.<\/p>\n A video from X user John McAllister showing that Crinon egged on the crowd as he left the ice surface.<\/p>\n Pierre Crinon taking on the role of villain today. Slightly irrelevant at 10-2 to Canada \u2026. pic.twitter.com\/sDV5dZCA4i<\/a><\/p>\n